title: Clinical relevance of gastric and duodenal polyps.
abstract: Gastric and duodenal epithelial polyps are almost always diagnosed incidentally and constitute a clinical problem for treatment and follow-up. All histologic types of these polyps are described, as are the clinical settings in which they are found. Endoscopy, often with snare polypectomy, is essential to obtain a certain histologic diagnosis. Guidelines are given for treatment and follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Internal Medicine, St. Elisabeth's of Groote Gasthius, Haarlem, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dekker
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D011127:Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy